Spain secured its spot in the World Cup final on Sunday in New Jersey with a 2-0 victory over France, setting up a World Cup final featuring Spain vs Argentina.
Spain’s France win led coach Luis de la Fuente to say his side had found, or recaptured, the spirit of their 2010 World Cup team, with Spain also extending an unbeaten run to 37 matches.
Reports tied to France’s 2-0 loss to Spain in the 2026 World Cup semi-finals say Didier Deschamps may be departing, while Zinedine Zidane is described as the likely replacement.
Spain defeated France to reach the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final, advancing from the Dallas semi-final to face the winner of England against Argentina in New Jersey
President Emmanuel Macron is leading a national tribute in Nice on Tuesday, while the French football team is also set to observe a minute of silence for the 86 people killed in the 2016 truck attack.
French President Emmanuel Macron took part in a solemn commemoration in Nice on Tuesday for the tenth anniversary of the July 14, 2016 attack on the Promenade des Anglais, which also injured more than 400 people.
A pygmy hippo at a Thai zoo took part in a playful World Cup prediction stunt, but the reported final matchup differed: one account said France vs. England, another said France vs. Argentina.
French and Spanish fans flooded Arlington’s streets in Arlington, Texas, before the World Cup semi-final, with the winners set to meet England or Argentina.
France are taking on Spain in Dallas in the World Cup semi-final as Les Bleus chase a third straight place in the final, a feat only one other nation has managed.
France’s main energy provider said it temporarily shut down three reactors and cut power at eight others to limit hot-water discharges into rivers already strained by the heatwave.